[Avodah] Reciting L'Dovid Hashem Ori, A Secret History Dr. Shnayer Leiman

[Zev Sero]

On 20/08/2013 10:18 AM, Prof. Levine wrote:
> From  http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/736949
>
> Dr. Leiman examines the dubious custom of reciting Psalm 27 in Elul and
> Tishrei.

There is nothing dubious about a holy custom adopted by almost all of klal
yisrael.  There is something very dubious about calling such a minhag dubious.
Nor are its origins particularly murky.  The first known mention is in Sefer
Shem Tov Katan; nobody knows where he saw or heard it, but nobody much cares,
since he's a good enough source on his own.

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